ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level (CTAL) – Security Tester

About the Program

The ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) advanced level certifications are part of the ISTQB internationally recognised software testing qualifications that include the following certifications:

Analyze a given set of security policies and procedures, along with security test results, to determine effectiveness.

For a given project scenario, identify security test objectives based on functionality, technology attributes and known vulnerabilities.

Analyze a given situation and determine which security testing approaches are most likely to succeed in that situation.

Identify areas where additional or enhanced security testing may be needed.

Evaluate effectiveness of security mechanisms.

Help the organization build information security awareness.

Demonstrate the attacker mentality by discovering key information about a target, performing actions on a test application in a protected environment that a malicious person would perform, and understand how evidence of the attack could be deleted.

Analyze a given interim security test status report to determine the level of accuracy, understandability, and stakeholder appropriateness.

Analyze and document security test needs to be addressed by one or more tools.

Analyze and select candidate security test tools for a given tool search based on specified needs.

Understand the benefits of using security testing standards and where to find them.

Pre-Requisites

A candidate aspiring to take the Security Tester advanced level qualification must have successfully completed the ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level which was earlier known as ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing or the ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) and have sufficient practical experience to be certified at Advanced Level, which should be not less than 3 (three) years of relevant academic, practical, or consulting experience.

There are no pre-requisites to attending the course only for education and knowledge purposes.

Who will Benefit

This 3-day course is most appropriate for Testers, Test Analysts, Test Engineers, Test Consultants, Software Developers and anyone who possess some experience in security testing and wishes to build on that knowledge.

Training and Exam Duration

Training: 3 days
The course material shall be issued on the first day of the course during registration.

Exam: 120 minutes (2 hours) duration

Exam Pattern

The CTAL- Security Tester exam consists of 45 multiple choice questions that total to 80 marks.

The questions are of differing difficulty and therefore assigned differing amounts of points. The exam is closed-book, i.e. no materials are allowed to be used. The candidate must achieve at least 65% (52 out of 80) of the total score possible.

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